Voice of the people (letter).

Female soldiers

November 23, 2001|By Steven D. Conner.

Houston — Kathleen Parker offers some interesting views concerning women on the battlefield in combat. I feel compelled to comment. Bullets, bombs and bugs do not discriminate. They kill with complete lack of bias toward anyone of any gender who happens to cross their path.

If we are to truly be a participatory democracy in this new world order, then I want a numerically equal number of heroes and heroines to tell my grandchildren about.